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Bailit Health Purchasing has assisted over 50 clients since 1997 to improve methods for purchasing or regulating health and human services. A partial listing of these clients can be found below, as well as examples of the types of work that we have conducted for our clients.

Long Term Care Services

Maine Governor´s Office of Health Policy and Finance
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy Financing
California Working Committee on Waiver Development and Medi-Cal Expansion (Blue Shield of California Foundation)


Client:
Maine Governor´s Office of Health Policy and Finance

Challenge:
Develop a strategy for implementation of federal health reform requirements.

Response:
Bailit developed a framework for the design and implementation of a health insurance exchange and consideration of how payment reform might be advanced through the state’s health exchange contracting strategy. Ongoing work will include further development of the exchange model, analysis of the impact on Medicaid and opportunities in long-term care, and further analysis of opportunities to improve quality and public health protections under the PPACA.


Client:
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Challenge:
Assist agency in its efforts to modernize its Medicaid program and prepare for potential health care reform.

Response:
As consultants to the Department’s eligibility modernization efforts, Bailit worked collaboratively with senior Department staff to consider eligibility modernization strategies, facilitated several meetings of the Department’s Eligibility Modernization Task Force, which included county agency heads and consumer advocates, and developed a plan for short, medium and long-term interventions.


Client:
California Working Committee on Waiver Development and Medi-Cal Expansion (Blue Shield of California Foundation)

Challenge:
Provide strategies to maximize the federal government’s financing of coverage expansion in California.

Response:
Bailit provided expertise in utilizing an 1115 waiver to maximize federal funding of programs and populations not traditionally paid for through the Medicaid program, including coverage of childless adults.  Bailit additionally conducted a survey of county Medicaid spending to determine if there was potential for additional federal revenue maximization strategies.

 

 


 


Case Studies

Reimbursement & Incentive Models

Performance Monitoring & Improvement

Market Assessment & Strategy Development

Patient-Centered Medical Home

Behavioral Health & Development Disability Services

Long Term Care Services

Health Care Reform

Cost Containment




February 9-10, 2012 - Merriam, KS
"Oral Health in the Medical Home" Funders Oral Health Policy Group
- Marge Houy

January 21, 2012 - Providence, RI
"Health Insurance Costs: What Makes Them So Expensive – and What Can We All Do About It?" Small Employer Health Insurance Task Force
- Michael Bailit

January 17, 2012 - Cranston, RI
"Medical Expense Trend Targets: Methodology Options" Rhode Island Health Insurance Advisory Council
- Michael Bailit

December 14, 2011 - Melrose, MA
"Design Elements of Shared Savings Plans" Hallmark Health System
- Michael Bailit

November 10, 2011 - Washington, DC
"Aligning Payment Reform Agendas and Perspectives Across the Payment Landscape" Aligning Forces for Quality Annual Meeting
- Michael Bailit